Each month I'll post three cool new Web sites I hope you can use, for yourself or for our patrons. Feel free to send comments and feedback! Using a blog instead of email, you won't have to worry about saving all the old emails and then trying to remember when you read about that one really cool site that you could sure use now!

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

December 2006 Sites

This month's sites are geared to help you break away from Google, who, along with Microsoft, wants to Rule the Planet. We must thwart this evil intention. Here are some good Google alternatives to play with:

Kartoo.com displays search results graphically instead of alphanumerically. Findings look like clusters of cities on a map. When you put the cursor over one of the listings, a thumbnail image of the Web page pops up.

Wisenut.com groups search items into categories, "helping you refine your search or expand it into areas not initially intended through your original search.

SingingFish.com searches for audio and video files, making finding songs, movie trailers, and audio and video blogs a snap.